§ Mr. Arnold Shawasked the Secretary of State for Defence what superannuation arrangements have been made for civil staff formerly employed by Territorial and Auxiliary Forces associations who were taken into the Civil Service with their work as part of the reorganisation of the Army Reserves provided for in the Reserve Forces Act, 1966.
§ Mr. ReynoldsUndertakings were given to these staff to the effect that they would be able, on certain conditions, to reckon as unestablished civil service all service reckonable for pension or gratuity in the appropriate Territorial and Auxiliary Forces scheme. The Government have, however, been advised that the terms of existing legislation are88W not wide enough to allow these undertakings to be honoured to their full extent. Amending legislation will be introduced at the first convenient opportunity in order that the undertakings may be honoured in full. Any superannuation awards which fall to be made pending the enactment of that legislation will be paid on an extra-statutory basis.